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#A6C294 Color

#A6C294 is rgb(166, 194, 148) in RGB, hsl(97, 27%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6C294
HEX#A6C294
RGBrgb(166, 194, 148)
HSLhsl(97, 27%, 67%)
HSVhsv(97, 24%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.07 133.4)
LABlab(75.42% -16.13 19.95)
LCHlch(75.42% 25.65 128.96)

What #A6C294 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A6C294, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.24Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.69Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.26Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.62Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.88Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.85

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A6C294 Channel Values

How #A6C294 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 166 · G 194 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 27% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 24% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6C294 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A6C294 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A6C294

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6C294; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A6C294
Complementary
#B094C2
Analogous
#BCC294
Analogous
#94C299
Triadic
#94A6C2
Triadic
#C294A6
Split comp.
#9994C2
Split comp.
#C294BC

Tints & Shades of #A6C294

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B0C9A1
#BED2B1
#C9DABE
#D6E3CE
#E1EBDB
#EFF4EC

Shades

#8DB177
#759F5B
#60824A
#4A643A
#354729
#1F2A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6C294.

How #A6C294 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A6C294
Protanopia#BEBE94
Protanomaly#B5BF94
Deuteranopia#B9B995
Deuteranomaly#B2BD95
Tritanopia#ACBDBD
Tritanomaly#AABFAE
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A6C294 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a6c294: #A6C294;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6C294;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6c294': '#A6C294' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.761, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_a6c294">#A6C294</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6C294"

More Green Colors

#A6C294 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A6C294 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6C294?

#A6C294 is a light green — rgb(166, 194, 148) in RGB and hsl(97, 27%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #A6C294?

#A6C294 is rgb(166, 194, 148) — red 166, green 194, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6C294?

#A6C294 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6C294 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6C294 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6C294 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6C294 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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